The Department of Public Administration & Policy is excited to announce that we are teaming up with Extra Special People (ESP), Inc. for our January Nonprofit of the Month! ESP
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Jan 2019
MPA Student of the Month for January 2019
Public Administration and Policy is proud to announce Justin Nixon as our January 2019 MPA Student of the Month! Justin Nixon is an MPA student looking to bring his passion,
Dec 2018
Two MPA alumni among Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) finalists
Congratulations to Celena Snoddy (Spring ’18) and Josh Houston (Fall ’18), both are Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Finalists that recently graduated with their MPA from Public Administration and Policy, in
Dec 2018
SPIA alumnus Ben Brunjes reviewed the new political science book Citizen Participation in the Age of Contracting: When Service Delivery Trumps Democracy by Anna Amirkhanyan and Kristina Lambright in his Journal of
Dec 2018
SPIA student named a Schwarzman Scholar
The University of Georgia’s Swapnil Agrawal, a senior from Dunwoody, was one of 147 students selected internationally as a Schwarzman Scholar, a graduate fellowship designed to prepare the next generation of
Nov 2018
Shane Singh has article published in APSR
SPIA researcher and professor Shane Singh recently had an article published online by the American Political Science Review. Singh’s article, “Elections Activate Partisanship across Countries,” explores the effects that elections
Nov 2018
New Faculty Friday: Q&A with Dr. Emily Lawler
Emily Lawler received her PhD in Economics from Vanderbilt University. Her research focuses include health economics, development economics, and applied microeconomics. Lawler is particularly interested in analyzing the effects of
Nov 2018
Dr. Crepaz Wins Prestigious Study Abroad Award
Dr. Crepaz won the Forum on Education Abroad’s 2018 Award for Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum Design for his course called “Political Development” and will be presented the award in
Nov 2018
Head of International Affairs Wins Quincy Wright Distinguished Scholar Award
By: Shelby Steuart Dr. Amanda Murdie, Professor and Head of the Department of International Affairs, recently won the Quincy Wright Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Studies Association (ISA). According
Nov 2018
New Faculty Friday: Q&A with Geoffrey Sheagley
Geoffrey Sheagley received his PhD from the University of Minnesota where he has since been an Assistant Professor of Political Science. His research and teaching focuses on political behavior, public
